might/should have known
idiom
—used to say that one is not surprised to learn of something
I should have known it would be too expensive.
"She says she's going to be late." "I might have known."
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Mayoral hopeful and Detroit City Council President Mary Sheffield should have known better, the UAW said.
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Liam Rappleye, Freep.com, 3 July 2025
In a letter informing the business about the liquor license denial, Silveria pointed to two other times the DJ's performances coincided with shootings at other bars in Louisville and argued that the business should have known the dangers of hosting the performer.
—Killian Baarlaer, The Courier-Journal, 2 July 2025
Lili Mahan of Independence filed the lawsuit on behalf of her daughter against Stephania Detillier-Cooper of Lake Lotawana and Talia L. Detillier of Independence, claiming the mother and daughter were negligent and should have known the dog was vicious and had a tendency to be dangerous.
—Robert A. Cronkleton, Kansas City Star, 26 June 2025
The neighbors countered that the terms of the easement specifically forbade residential construction, as Shapiro should have known.
—Andrew Rice, Curbed, 26 June 2025
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Liam Rappleye, Freep.com, 3 July 2025
In a letter informing the business about the liquor license denial, Silveria pointed to two other times the DJ's performances coincided with shootings at other bars in Louisville and argued that the business should have known the dangers of hosting the performer.
—Killian Baarlaer, The Courier-Journal, 2 July 2025
Lili Mahan of Independence filed the lawsuit on behalf of her daughter against Stephania Detillier-Cooper of Lake Lotawana and Talia L. Detillier of Independence, claiming the mother and daughter were negligent and should have known the dog was vicious and had a tendency to be dangerous.
—Robert A. Cronkleton, Kansas City Star, 26 June 2025
The neighbors countered that the terms of the easement specifically forbade residential construction, as Shapiro should have known.
—Andrew Rice, Curbed, 26 June 2025
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“Might/should have known.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/might%2Fshould%20have%20known. Accessed 19 Jul. 2025.
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